Artificial Intelligence

DexCare Acquires Mila Health To Expand AI Care Coordination Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

DexCare has acquired Mila Health, an AI care coordination company whose agents interact with patients by phone, text and chat to help them schedule appointments, prepare for care and complete follow-up steps. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

IBM Expands IIT Bombay And IISc Research Partnerships Across AI And Quantum Computing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

IBM has expanded long-running research collaborations with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and the Indian Institute of Science to advance agentic AI, sovereign AI, quantum computing and next-generation computing infrastructure. IBM's relationship with IIT Bombay began in 2018.

Ohio State And Google Launch Major AI Research And Education Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

The Ohio State University and Google Cloud have launched a strategic partnership spanning scientific research, campus technology, AI education and student services.

Google Launches Project Suncatcher Prototype Satellite To Test AI Infrastructure In Space

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 2, 2026

Google has launched the first prototype satellite for Project Suncatcher, a long-term research initiative exploring whether space could eventually support scalable machine learning infrastructure.

OpenAI And Synopsys Partner To Develop GPT-Synopsys For AI-Native Chip Design

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

OpenAI and Synopsys have entered into a multi-year strategic partnership to develop GPT-Synopsys, a specialized AI model designed to operate semiconductor design tools and automate increasingly complex chip engineering workflows.

Volantis Raises $88 Million Series A To Develop Photonic AI Inference Architecture

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Volantis has raised $88 million in Series A funding to develop and commercialize a new photonic architecture designed to address memory capacity and bandwidth constraints in AI inference systems. The round was co-led by Lachy Groom and Abstract Ventures, with participation from John Doerr, VXI Capital, Triatomic and Susa Ventures. Angel investors Dwarkesh Patel, Naveen Rao and Sholto Douglas also participated.

DigitalOcean Launches Agent Droplets With AI Agent Plans Starting At $50 Per Month

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

DigitalOcean has launched Agent Droplets, a new subscription-based offering that packages the infrastructure and services needed to build and run AI agents into a single monthly plan.

Dronus: Interview With Founder And CEO Marco Ballerini About Autonomous Aerial Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Dronus is developing autonomous aerial infrastructure that combines drones, its NEST docking and operational nodes, software, and AI into distributed networks for industrial inspection, energy infrastructure, warehouses, security, and smart-city applications. The company was founded by aerospace engineer Marco Ballerini, who previously held senior roles at Northrop Grumman and Selex ES and earlier founded the Unmanned Technology Research Institute. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Dronus Founder and CEO Marco Ballerini to learn more about autonomous aerial systems, NEST, industrial applications, and the company's plans for commercialization.

Broadcom To Lend Anthropic Up To $42 Billion To Finance AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Broadcom has agreed to provide Anthropic with up to $42 billion in financing to support the AI company's massive infrastructure expansion, according to Anthropic's IPO filing reviewed by Reuters. The financing could cover roughly one-third of Anthropic's $125.2 billion commitment to lease tensor processing unit (TPU) computing capacity over five years.

Alinia AI Launches Seny To Provide Real-Time Legal Compliance Controls For AI Agents

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 1, 2026

Alinia AI has launched Seny, a specialized base model designed to evaluate, control, and monitor AI agent behavior against specific legal provisions in real time. The company is positioning the model as the foundation for a new category of AI safety focused specifically on legal alignment.

Google Introduces Gemini 4 Argon With 1 Million-Token Output Limit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Google has introduced Gemini 4 Argon, its latest frontier AI model designed for complex, long-horizon workflows across software engineering, enterprise knowledge work, finance, legal applications and cybersecurity defense.

Miter Raises $40 Million Series B For AI-Powered Construction Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Miter has raised $40 million in Series B funding, led by Battery Ventures, bringing total capital raised to $78 million. Existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners and Coatue also participated.

Metaview Raises $60 Million Series C For Agentic Recruiting Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Metaview has raised $60 million in Series C funding, led by Insight Partners, with participation from GV, Intrepid Growth Partners, Seedcamp, Vertex Ventures US, Plural and Garuda Ventures. The financing brings total funding to $110 million.

Quantum Blockchain Technologies Moves AI Bitcoin Mining Technology Into Live Testing

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Quantum Blockchain Technologies announced its AI-driven Bitcoin mining technology has moved from laboratory validation into live, manufacturer-backed testing, as the company advances its Method C AI Oracle and ASIC UltraBoost intellectual property.

GMI Cloud Raises $668 Million To Expand Global AI Infrastructure

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

GMI Cloud has raised $668 million in new financing, combining a $223 million Series B equity round with a $445 million credit facility, as the AI infrastructure company expands GPU capacity across the United States, Taiwan, and the broader Asia-Pacific region. The Series B was led by ARCHIV, a San Francisco-based investment firm focused on AI and robotics, with participation from NVIDIA. Other investors from the Asia-Pacific region included DSC Investment, Trend Micro, KB Investment, Kyobo Life, and KT Corporation.

OpenAI Reportedly Targets At Least $30 Billion Funding At $1.4 Trillion Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

OpenAI is seeking to raise at least $30 billion in a new funding round at a valuation of approximately $1.4 trillion, excluding the new capital, according to Bloomberg. The fundraising discussions are still at an early stage, and the final terms could change. Investor demand is reportedly driving the proposed financing as OpenAI continues to raise large amounts of capital to support the computing infrastructure, research, product development, and broader operations required to compete in artificial intelligence.

Pocket Entertainment: Interview With Co-Founder And CEO Rohan Nayak About AI-Powered Storytelling And The Single-Person Studio

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Pocket Entertainment is building an entertainment ecosystem that connects storytelling, creation, production, distribution, localization, and audience engagement. The company operates Pocket FM, its flagship serialized audio drama platform, and has expanded into short-form visual entertainment through Pocket Saga while developing AI tools such as Sherpa that helps creators develop ideas and build characters, worlds, story arcs and episodes. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Pocket Entertainment Co-Founder and CEO Rohan Nayak to learn more about the company’s origins, its evolution beyond audio entertainment, and how AI could enable individual creators to build global entertainment franchises.

Metris Raises $5 Million To Build AI Data Layer For Energy Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Metris Energy, an AI-native platform for managing energy assets at scale, has raised a $5 million Seed round to expand its technology across additional energy categories and European markets while building out its AI agent capabilities. The round was led by PT1 Ventures, Octopus Ventures, AENU, and Blackfinch Ventures, with participation from Plug and Play and Love Ventures. The financing brings Metris' total funding to $7.5 million.

Robinhood Unveils AI Agents, 24/7 Stock Trading, Perpetual Futures, And Earnings Contracts

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2026

Robinhood Markets unveiled a broad lineup of new products at HOOD Summit 2026, including embedded AI trading agents, plans for 24/7 U.S. equity trading, perpetual crypto futures, company-specific earnings contracts, higher intraday margin, and expanded tools for active traders.